Water Reclamation Systems And Methods
AssigneeRain Bird Corporation
InventorJohn James Wlassich
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Abstract
A system for reclaiming water from moisture-laden building exhaust exiting a building through a vent is described herein, where the system can include one or more porous metal organic frameworks (MOFs) disposed downstream of the building exhaust vent for adsorbing water from the exiting moisture-laden building exhaust. The adsorped water can be desorped from the MOF, either naturally or aided by cooling the MOF. The desorped water can optionally be collected or directed elsewhere for use or collection.
Claims15
A system for reclaiming water from moisture-laden building exhaust exiting a building through a vent, the system comprising:
- one or more porous metal organic frameworks (MOFs) disposed downstream of the building exhaust vent, the MOFs each having an edge positioned for receiving the exiting moisture-laden building exhaust, the MOF adsorbing water from the exiting moisture-laden building exhaust via diffusion within the MOF;
- cooling means for facilitating desorption of water from within the MOF, the cooling means being adjacent a surface of the MOF, the surface being different from the edge positioned for receiving the exiting moisture-laden building exhaust;
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- collection means for water obtained by desorption from within the MOF.
A method of reclaiming water from moisture-laden building exhaust exiting a building through a vent, the method comprising:
- adsorbing water within a porous metal organic frameworks (MOFs) from the exiting moisture-laden building exhaust;
- desorping water from within the MOF by cooling at least a portion of the MOF;
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- collecting water desorped from with the MOF.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.